Thursday Market, "Place général de Gaulle"

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An American Military Policeman buys carrots from a market stall holder in Cherbourgs Thursday market.

He is paying for the carrots with a 50 franc note issued by the Allied Military Government of Occupied Territories (AMGOT) in June 1944.

Photo taken 7th of July 1944 by Pfc Luddie Rachal of Mournville, La.